Clashes in Senegal as opposition leader goes to trial

By Agence France-Presse

Mar 18, 2023 12:05 am

Dakar, Senegal: Protesters and security forces clashed in multiple neighborhoods of the Senegalese capital Dakar on Thursday (Friday in Manila) as an opposition leader appeared in court in a politically charged trial.

Ousmane Sonko is being tried for allegedly defaming a minister, a case that could determine whether he will be eligible to run in presidential elections in February next year.

Police officers push back demonstrators during a protest in Dakar on March 16, 2023. Security forces were deployed in the Senegalese capital Dakar on March 16, 2023 ahead of a politically-charged trial of an opposition leader. AFP PHOTO

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